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Selfish lockdown flouters have been brought before the courts for ignoring life saving rules during the coronavirus pandemic.

A countrywide lockdown was put in place on March 23 to help prevent the spread of the virus, with rules to enforce safety measures including social distancing.

But while most of us have spent the last seven weeks at home, abiding by the latest government advice, others have chosen to ignore the rules.

From hosting an all day house party, to throwing a bloodied tissue at a hospital worker and stating "I hope you get coronavirus" - these individuals have left ECHO readers utterly horrified with their disgraceful behaviour.

Here we take a look back at the people who have been in court in Merseyside and elsewhere in the UK for flouting lockdown rules.

Kayleigh Perkins

Kayleigh Perkins said she had been to visit her boyfriend

Kayleigh Perkins was nearly three times the drink driving limit when she was caught swerving around Sefton Park during lockdown.

The 33-year-old was spotted in her Nissan Juke stationary in the middle of the road, "sideways on" across two lanes, at around 10.10pm on March 26.

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Mr Duncan, prosecuting, said: "He turned and threw a bloodied tissue at a security guard, but it did not make contact."

The judge said because of McCormick's behaviour throwing the bloodied tissue at the security guard, the officers felt they had to restrain him, despite social distancing guidelines.

He jailed McCormick for a total of 10 months, including six month of a suspended prison sentence for an affray at a San Carlo restaurant.

Jamie Sparrow and Helen Bent

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Jamie Sparrow told police he could "do what he wants" after throwing an all-day house party during lockdown.

Sparrow, 28, was told by officers to break up the party at his home on Princess Avenue, Kearsley, Bolton on April 15, after a nurse living on the same street reported it to police.

According to a report from the Manchester Evening News, when police arrived they found six people from different households enjoying a barbecue and drinking alcohol.

A disturbance then broke out in the street after Sparrow's next door neighbour Helen Bent, 32, directed a torrent of abuse at the woman who had complained.

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Police had been called to the party earlier in the day but despite an initial warning, the party continued late into the evening.

When officers returned at 11pm, they found six people still inside the house - including a young child.

Bent defied further orders to leave and, as other neighbours aired their concerns to officers in the street, the mother-of-three turned on the woman who had complained, calling her a "fat f***ing s**g".

She then stormed back inside the house and turned up the volume on the music while shouting "party".